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Technological Trickery from Kenny Roberts..
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VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back… As early as June 1977 rumours began to swirl around the GP paddock that Yamaha had a technical ace up its corporate sleeve and the mechanics helped ramp up the puzzlement by covering their bikes whenever they were parked up. Given the use of fuel injection on the prototype GL750…
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Your Suzuki your way with new 2, 3, 4 offer
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Suzuki has launched a new offer that will give customers greater flexibility to build a deal that best suits their circumstances, allowing them to choose from either a PCP or HP deal over two, three, or four years, with an APR to match and just a £500 minimum deposit required. The offer is available across…
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Yamaha Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Revolutionary R1
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Yamaha Motor Europe is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ground-breaking R1 with dedicated activities planned at the Yamaha Racing Experience (YRE). This year the YRE will be held at the legendary Mugello Circuit in Italy on the 21st and 22nd of July and will bring together some of Yamaha’s biggest stars and enthusiasts to honour…
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First Ride: Bluroc Tracker 125
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WORDS: Chris Bailey PHOTOS: Gary Chapman Having recently passed my CBT, I was on the lookout for a motorbike which was capable of getting me from A to B, as smoothly and stylishly as possible. Enter Bluroc’s Tracker 125. With its rugged neo-retro looks and the deep rumble of its engine, it definitely turned more…
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The 9 best UK roadtrips to ride this summer
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Summer is well and truly on its way, and there’s no better season to hit the open road on two wheels. If you’re stuck for inspiration, motorbike finance specialists – and self-confessed riding enthusiasts – Superbike Loans have rounded up their nine favourite roadtrips, covering the UK from top to bottom. Get these on your…
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Go Racing! The Kit You’ll Need
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Our man in the paddock Danny McFadden advises… You’ve got your licence, you’ve signed up to a series, you’ve sorted a bike and you’ve set it up. What’s left? Kit. The stuff that’s going to keep you safe should the worst happen and you end up having an off. Here are our top tips. ACU…
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Scott Lawrence’s Ducati Streetfighter V4 SP
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Words and pics> Max Silvester Ducati rolled out its Streetfighter V4 SP at the start of 2022, bringing the next level of supernaked tech and performance into the hands of consumers. In case you’re wondering, it is one hell of a beast on the track and road alike. If you’re lucky enough to own one,…
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Norton’s Cafe Racer Cool
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Bob Pickett takes a look: With just 200 to be built, the hand-built superbike café racer is the first brand-new motorcycle produced by TVS-owned Norton, following on from the re-engineered V4SV and new-generation Norton Commando 961 launched last year. It is also the second motorcycle to be powered by Norton’s own liquid-cooled 1200cc, 72-degree V4…
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Trick Tenere
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We love Yamaha’s Ténéré 700. It’s a bloody brilliant bike that’s proved a proper hit for the Japanese factory. And so we’re chuffed to hear that there’s a new one being added to the range. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Ténére and paying homage to six-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel’s 1993 machine, the…
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BMW’s Latest Funky Roadster
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The Bavarian firm is celebrating 100 years of building bikes with its new R 12 nineT – and it looks great. The first-generation BMW R nineT was revealed on BMW Motorrad’s 90th anniversary back in 2013 – and 10 years later, the factory has created the BMW R 12 nineT. Described by BMW as a…
